Courts

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Circuit Court

These sentences were recorded in March in the office of Susan M. Herrington, clerk of the Grayson County Circuit Court, Independence. Sentences may be appealed:

Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record. The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing. For additional information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

Land Transfers

These land transfers were recorded in February in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:
Mark William Warren to Amanda G. Ayers. Five acres in the Pine Creek District. $150,000.

ABINGDON – A Carroll County business owner, who paid his employees in cash to avoid paying taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and later lied in a bankruptcy proceeding, pleaded guilty July 20 in federal court.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle said the case involved more than $1 million in cash.

Jones Keith Andrews, 62, of Galax is the owner of the bankrupt Andrews Farming Inc. and the still operating ANDCO Logistics.

Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.
The listings are complete.
The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing. For additional information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

Land Transfers

These land transfers were recorded in March in the office of Susan M. Herrington, clerk of the Grayson County Circuit Court, Independence:

ABINGDON – A Carroll County businessman accused of fraud will plead guilty in federal court this week.

According to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, Jones Keith Andrews, owner of the bankrupt Andrews Farming Inc. and the still operating ANDCO Logistics, will plead guilty to charges against him.

Andrews will appear in court on July 20 at 1:30 p.m. to plead guilty to one count of obstructing the lawful function of the Internal Revenue Service, failure to collect or pay taxes and bankruptcy fraud.

HILLSVILLE – The man facing charges related to the crash that killed a Carroll County deputy has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors and his two felony charges will go to a grand jury.

Joseph Alan Lambert, 21, of Goodview, was being pursued by Carroll County authorities on the night of March 9. Deputy Curtis Bartlett was on his way to join the pursuit for Lambert, answering fellow deputies’ calls for help, when his patrol vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer. He died at the scene.

Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.
The listings are complete.
The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing. For additional information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

District Court

These sentences were recorded in January in the Carroll County General District Court office, Hillsville. Sentences may be appealed:

WYTHEVILLE — Instead of getting a conviction last week, Dustin Seaver Hazlewood of Galax walked out of court with a second chance.

The 28-year-old former captain of the Wythe County Rescue Squad pleaded guilty to two felony charges, but a judge didn’t find him guilty — opting for an alternative plan that will require Hazlewood to complete community service and regularly appear in court for reviews of his progress.

INDEPENDENCE — The Grayson County Circuit Court Clerk’s office recently received positive results from a completed audit of the county’s court system, which confirm that no deficiencies were found in the system from the January 2016 through March 31.

Susan Herrington, Grayson clerk of the circuit court, recently shared two pieces of correspondence regarding the completion of the audit.